SNV Netherlands Development Organisation in collaboration with Compass (national NGO) and SMARF-CES have implemented a 3 years’ project titled “Producing for Urban Markets Project (PUMP-Fish)” in Terekeka and Juba Counties of Central Equatoria State, Republic of South Sudan. This project has been funded by European Union and it falls under the Food Security Thematic Programme (FSTP). The EU FSTP supports activities aimed at improving food security for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations. It addresses structural issues leading to hunger and under-nutrition in a bid to resolve these in the medium or long term, with an emphasis on developing sustainable solutions.
The overall objective (goal) of the PUMP-Fish project is to contribute to improved food security situation for communities living in the rural areas of Terekeka and Juba counties of Central Equatoria State (CES), South Sudan. Therefore, the envisaged broader impact of the PUMP-Fish project to the population of Terekeka and Juba Counties, Central Equatoria State and South Sudan in general include:
a) Creation of new employment opportunities or strengthening existing occupations for the population living in rural areas of Terekeka and Juba counties and Juba metropolitan area, who lack employable skills and would potentially resort to crime;
b) Improved food security situation in CES, Juba metropolitan area and the wider country through vibrant fish sector enterprises and conducive policy environment and broader dissemination of successful practices to stakeholders;
c) Increased capacity of SMARF-CES in delivering extension services in the fisheries sector, as a result of the trainings and experiences arising from the project support;
d) Improvements in productivity, markets and hygienic standards in the fisheries sector to increase demands and subsequent incomes and hence contributing towards greater food security and nutritional status of the urban consumers.
The specific objective (project purpose) of the PUMP-Fish project is to increase incomes by 25% for the target rural fisherfolks and traders in Terekeka and Juba Counties of Central Equatoria State by 2015. In line with the above specific objective (project purpose), the following are the specific target result areas to be achieved by the project in the period of 3 years (2012-2015):
• 16 Fisherfolk groups and 5 fish traders associations are functional and engaged in sustainable fish production and marketing;
• 700 Fisherfolk increased their production through access to fishing inputs and extension services;
• Improved quality of processed (fresh and dry) fish supplied to Juba and Terekeka end-markets by promoting improved fish processing technologies and best practices in the target communities of Terekeka and Juba;
• Fish market access at the Juba end-market is expanded through better marketing services and improved market infrastructures.
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